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Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
Yesterday I was driving my car to my friends house hit a couple of donuts then when I was on my way home it seems to misfires in 1st and 2nd gear like I lost toruqe didn't pay it any mind then I have been driving it all today it drives so sluggish and my oil pressure gage seems to to up and down when I cold start I'm at about 85 psi then as it warms up it drops to about 40 and stays there just did a oil change and there no white smoke no coolant in the oil and no coolant in the oil idles fine doesn't run hot just runs shitty what you guys think ???
 
Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :
 
Quit doing donuts????
 
Posted by Nifty50 (Member # 9987) on :
 
Have you checked to make sure your spark-plug wires are on the distributor in the proper sequence ?

Also have you pressured wash or hosed down your engine bay recently ?

Have you checked your maf meter and the IAC ?

[ August 28, 2012, 12:33 AM: Message edited by: Nifty50 ]
 
Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Nifty50:
Have checked to make sure your spark-plug wires are on the distributor in the proper sequence ?

Also have you pressured wash or hosed down your engine bay recently ?

Have you checked your maf meter and the IAC ?
No, just swangin' some donuts
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
No I haven pressure washed my engine and yea my spark plugs are on I checked them this morning clean my MAF this morng in still boggy but idles fine never cuts off or nothin it just runs ruff now
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
And yea I'm done with donuts for a while lol
 
Posted by Nifty50 (Member # 9987) on :
 
LOL, hey we've all done em.... I don't condone it but whatever.

Many years ago I was doing some donuts (on a closed course) of course.... But anyhow the heater core ruptured and started pooring onto my foot.. Gave me some knarely burns... So yea, ...Lol
 
Posted by Nifty50 (Member # 9987) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by eastoaklandss:
No I haven pressure washed my engine and yea my spark plugs are on I checked them this morning clean my MAF this morng in still boggy but idles fine never cuts off or nothin it just runs ruff now
Just try to go through it with a fine comb...


It sounds to me like some type of elictrical problem, if the engine is not blown....
 
Posted by wilit (Member # 3367) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by eastoaklandss:
Yesterday I was driving my car to my friends house hit a couple of donuts...
Wait.... You were driving, there were donuts in the road and then you hit them? Not sure how that causes a misfire unless they got kicked up into the distributor or something. I'd drive around those donuts next time you see them. Lesson learned.
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
I'm not even going it responded to I ran into some donuts if your not tryna help then don't even responded that's the lesson learned
 
Posted by 93ex chp (Member # 9016) on :
 
Check the spark plug wires. Might have burnd one doin donuts. Happen to me a couple times already
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
But seems like a misfire ima start from the ground up in the morning hope it's something minor but my oil pressure is low I have plenty of oil it's full
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
I have msd wires and cap and rotor just bought it about a month ago when I ws under the hood tonite I didn't see any burnt wires buy looking maybe I need to take them off one buy one and check
 
Posted by 93ex chp (Member # 9016) on :
 
Burnd wire can cause that misfire.. If it is the wire it will leak the spark nd ground out causing it to run sluggish
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
Could my idle air control valve went bad? But I'f bad won't it idle shitty???
 
Posted by 89Rodknocker (Member # 2951) on :
 
Shaun what car we talking bout, the drop or the stang? If it's the stang check your plugs too? Your wires should be good if they didn't burn but you never know. You didnt build this one did you?
 
Posted by Marks93 (Member # 11130) on :
 
Check your vacuum lines too as that can cause misfiring. Doing donuts will screw up many things as it is real rough on a car.

Also, have you pulled any codes?
 
Posted by Nifty50 (Member # 9987) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by eastoaklandss:
Could my idle air control valve went bad? But I'f bad won't it idle shitty???
Yes it would... Take it off and clean it with some throttle body or brake cleaner.

[ August 28, 2012, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: Nifty50 ]
 
Posted by dvuspny (Member # 10949) on :
 
Valve springs...valve train ....Cam.lifters.rockers. ??? Oil pump???

[ August 28, 2012, 02:46 PM: Message edited by: dvuspny ]
 
Posted by eastoaklandss (Member # 8011) on :
 
Naw didn't build this one just a problem my lil cuzn has with his 50 about to swap motors
 
Posted by 91blackonblack (Member # 11591) on :
 
Check ur map sensors.check ur salt an peppers.it can be something so small.
 




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